I'm ShayMitchellandwelcometomyhome, don't wannauhmm I movedintothishouseaboutfouryearsago.
Itwasbuiltin 19 twenties.
Itkindofhaslike a spanishmediterraneanfeeltoit, a littlebitofMoroccan.
I didn't reallyknowwhat I likeduntil I sawit, luckily I'm veryfortunatetohavemygoodfriendchadwouldcomeandreallyhelpmemakesenseofthehouseandtrulyitdidn't looklikethisuntiltwoamlastnight.
Thislightabovehere.
Funnystory, I gotthislight, notthinkingthatyouactuallyhadtomakesuretheceilingcouldholditandbecauseit's actually £1000 itstoodlikethatwellhunglikethatwithoutanysortofcrystalsforabouttwoyearsuntil I finallygottheceilingsothat I couldholdit.
I founditinMoroccoandhaditsentoverhereand I justlovewhatitdoestotheroom, especiallyatnightwhenit's dark, wejustturnthislightonanditjustspewslikeallthesedifferentbeautifullightspecklesaroundtheroomwhichisreallyprettychad.
I workedwith a coupleofdifferentdesignersanditneverjustreallycametogetherhow I wanteditchadbeingtheamazingfriendheiscameinandreallyhelpedmeworkwithwhat I alreadyhad, shealreadyhad a lotofgreatstaplepiecesthatshewantedandthenwejustkindofbuiltaroundthatand I alwayshave a loveoffindingvintage.
So I mixvintagewithnewandoldandjustkindofhave a livedinspacethatshewantedtoseemverywelltraveledwhichsheis, eachpieceisveryuniqueandspecifictochatand I met, ohmygosh, when I wasinmyoldhouse, heismyfloristfriend, hairstylistdesigner, um a firestarter, painter, chef.
Alloftheselittletouchesandpiecesare a mixofwhatchadbroughtinandwhat I havefoundfromsomeofmytravels.
Thistreestumpisactuallyfromthefrontofmyhouse, I cutitdowntwoweeksand I'm justkidding, thisisprobablymygrandfather, mygrandfathertreestump, thisisfrom a vintagestore, A friendofminebroughtitintotheroomand I justloveditbecauseitreallyjustmadeit a lotmoreearthy, howwewouldjustlikemixingmaterialsisreallywhatwe'vegoneforthisceilingandthesewallswereagain a differentcolour.
Yousentme a textfordiningtablebecauseshewanted a lotofdiningchairsbecauseshethinksshe's goingtohavebigparties.
Wedon't inviteanyoneover.
It's literallyus, thesechairs.
Yousentme a textmessageand I remember I wasat a stop, likehesentmethisphoto, I'm like, ohmygosh, theseareamazing.
He's like, ifyoudon't buyitinthenext 15 minutes, they'regoingtodisappearandthey'rereallyhardtofind, whatdid I havebeforeWhen I firstmovedinhere, I think I hadlilacvelvetchairs, darkredwoodtable, darkredwoodtablewith a crystalchandelier.
Weofcoursechangedthewoodfloorsandherepaintedtheceiling a warmercolorbecausethere's somuchtiledetailthatyouneverreallynoticeditbecauseeverythingiswhite.
Andchadwaslike, youneedtohaveallthesamekindofplay, it's allwhite, keepitfreshcharcoalonthebacksofeverythingpopsandatfirst I cursedhisnamebecause I hadsomanymixmatchedplates.
Butthenfourplace, I hadaboutfourplatesanddinnerwarefor 200.
Butagainjustus.
It's justus.
I actuallyaboutwhat, 10 yearsagohad a photoofthiskitchensavedonmycomputerand I rememberlovingthiskitchenwhen I sawit.
Thenwhenthehousecameavailableforsale, I wasjustlookingatthehouseand I realizeditwastheexactsamekitchenastheonethat I hadsavedonmycomputer.
I don't think I toldyouknowthisisprobablythekindoftablethat I shouldhave.
Ohyes, it's a Moroccanrugand I thinkyougetsomeoftheserichtonesinhere, butitkindoflikeanchorstheroomandthereistraditionalarchitectureinthishousepaintingovereverythingandhaving a littlebitofthatlikefrenchbybymakingtheroom a littlebitseem a littlebitbiggereventhoughit's a darkercolor.
Soitjustkindofmadeit a littlebitmorehomeyandcozyand I lovethischair.
I rememberseeingitinthishotelthat I uhjusthonestly, I justlovethisyear, I don't actuallyknowwhereteamsshare, it's broken.
Youcan't sitinit.
Don't mhm I don't think I'veevergoneoutsideonthatbalconyoryou'vecalleddownandyou'relike, comeonup, comeup.
I understand.
Yeah, it's okaytotackchadtestitout.
Weredidalltheoutdoorlightingandwe'reinthemidstofchangingalltheplantsandthenwe'regoingtohaveallthesedecksanddoorframespainted a deeperbrown.
I don't reallyutilizemyoutdoorspaceasmuchas I wouldliketo, butwedidjustrecentlyget a pizzaovenso I'm excitedtosetthatupinthebackandthenhostmoreofthoseparties I'vealwayswantedtothrowforanothertime.